Levels and trends in child malnutrition in Bangladesh

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-78

  Das, Sumonkanti ^a   Hossain, Md Zakir ^a   Nesa, Mossamet Kamrun ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; MALNUTRITION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77749258479     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/6ef1e09a-en     Document Type: Article

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